Transcript Islam Religion And Peace

Islam
Religion of Peace
OVERVIEW
Islam
 Its History
 Beliefs
 Ultimate Goal of This Life
 Teachings of Islam
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HISTORY
ISLAM
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“Say, we believe in God and that which
has been revealed to us, and that which
was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael
and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes and
that which was given to Moses and
Jesus and to other prophets, from their
Lord. We make no distinction between
any of them, and to Him we submit.”
(The Family of Ìmrán/Al-Ìmrán 83)
ISLAM
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The word "Islam"
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"submission to the will of God".
"Islam" comes from the same root
as the Arabic word
"salam”
 "peace"
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ISLAM = PEACE
Love
 Peace
 Respect
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ISLAM
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The most important truth
 “There is nothing divine or worthy of being
worshipped except for Almighty God”
The chapter Ikhlas (Sincerety) of the Qur’an
summarizes:
 "Say: He is Allah, The One: Allah, the
Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He
begotten; and there is none like unto Him."
(Quran 112:1-4)
The word "Muslim" means one who submits to
the will of God
SACRED TEXT IN ISLAM
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Two main sources
 Koran
» God’s word
» Verses revealed to prophet Muhammad
(PBUH)
 Teachings of prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
» Prophet Muhammad’s explanations of verses
KURAN
Revealed in 23 years
 Through Angel Gabriel to Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh)
 114 chapters
 6236 Verses
 ~ 600 pages
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KURAN
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Main Themes:
Unity of God
 Messengers
 Resurrection & hereafter
 Worship
 Justice
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KURAN
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Nature of Verses
Stories of past people & prophets
 Reflection/Questions
 Encouragements and discouragements
 Injunctions
 Prayers/Worship
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PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(PBUH)
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He (PBUH) was born
in 571
He (PBUH) received
first revelation in 610
He (PBUH) died in
632
MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
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By nature he was gentle and kind
hearted, always inclined to be gracious
and to overlook the faults of others.
Politeness and courtesy, compassion and
tenderness, simplicity and humility,
sympathy and sincerity were some of the
keynotes of his character.
TEACHINGS OF ISLAM
MEANING OF LIFE
ACCORDING TO ISLAM
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We stay in this life for a very short time
After this world we will have an eternal life
“Be certain of this, that the highest aim of
creation and its most important result is belief in
God. And the most exalted rank in humanity and
its highest degree is the knowledge of God
contained within belief in God. And the most
radiant happiness and sweetest bounty for human
beings is the love of God contained within the
knowledge of God.”
THREE MAIN POINTS OF
THIS LIFE
“The highest aim of creation and its most
important result is belief in God”
 “The most exalted rank in humanity and
its highest degree is the knowledge of God
contained within belief in God”
 “The most radiant happiness and sweetest
bounty for human beings is the love of
God”
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ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE
There is nothing more enjoyable for us
than getting close to God
 “To those who do right is a fine
reward, neither dust nor shame shall
cover their faces. Those are the
companions of paradise, in it they shall
live for forever” (Jonah/Yunus 26)
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TEACHINGS ON GOD’S
COMPASSION
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The story of the
mother who lost
her child
TEACHINGS ON PARENTS
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“Paradise lies at the
feet of your mother” &
(3 x mother, father)
“A father’s pleasure is
Allah’s pleasure. A
father’s displeasure is
Allah’s displeasure.”
TEACHINGS ON SPOUSES
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“The most perfect
of the believers is
the best of you in
character, and the
best of you in
character are
those who are best
to their wives.”
TEACHINGS ON GUESTS
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“He who believes
in Allah and the
last day should
honor his guest.”
TEACHINGS ON
NEIGHBORS
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“He is not a
believer who eats
his fill while his
neighbor remains
hungry by his
side.”
TEACHINGS ON
CHILDREN
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“He is not of us who
has no compassion for
our little ones and does
not honor our
elderly.”
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‫ا‬
َ
‫س ْب َحان ََك الَ ِعل َم لنَا ِإال َما‬
ُ
‫ا‬
َ
‫ا‬
َ
‫نَ ْللََ ِل ُم ْلل َح ِك ُم‬
َ
‫ك‬
‫ن‬
‫إ‬
‫َا‬
‫ن‬
‫ت‬
‫م‬
َ َ ِ ْ ‫عل‬
َ
Glory to You, of knowledge We have
none, save what You have taught us: In
truth it is You Who are perfect in
knowledge and wisdom.
(The Cow/Al-Baqarah 32)